OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES, THE XVII {1994 LILLEHAMMER OLYMPICS}: DAY 4 {PART 5 OF 6} (TV)

Summary

This program presents a portion of coverage of the 1994 XVII Olympic Winter Games from Lillehammer. Highlights of this portion include coverage of the following events and topics: Anchor sports commentator Greg Gumbel presides throughout this portion and introduces various events and highlights. Sports commentator Tracy Wilson covers the first place winners Yekaterina Gordeyeva (Russia) and Sergei Grinkov (Russia) in pairs' free skating. Sports commentator Scott Hamilton recaps the top standings for pairs' free skate with Gordeyeva and Grinkov in first, Natalia Mishkutenok (Russia) and Artur Dmitriev (Russia) in second, and the bronze medalists still undetermined. Sports commentator Verne Lundquist covers Evgenia Shishkova (Russia) and Vadim Naumov (Russia) skating routine. Hamilton recaps the final standing and highlights from pairs' figure skating: Yekaterina Gordeyeva (Russia) and Sergei Grinkov (Russia) win the gold medal; Natalia Mishkutenok (Russia) and Artur Dmitriev (Russia) win the silver medal; and Isabelle Brasseur (Canada) and Lloyd Eisler (Canada) win the bronze medal. Wilson interviews Gordeyeva and Grinkov on their gold medal win. Sports commentator James Brown interviews the gold medalist Diann Roffe-Steinrotter (USA) for women's alpine ski racing. Gumbel provides coverage of the medals ceremony for women's alpine ski racing at the end of the fourth day of the Olympic Winter Games. Diann Roffe-Steinrotter (USA) wins the gold medal with a time of 1:22.15; Svetlana Gladysheva (Russia) wins the silver medal with a time of 1:22.44; and Isolde Kostner (Italy) wins the bronze medal with a time of 1:22.45. Notable commercials and/or promos include Candice Bergen for Sprint; and Nancy Kerrigan for Campbell's Soup.

Details

• NETWORK: CBS
• DATE: February 15, 1994 9:30 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 00:27:56
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: B:40060
• GENRE: Sports
• SUBJECT HEADING: Sports; U.S. Olympic Archive, presented by Gordon Crawford, The; Olympic Games, 1994, Winter, Lillehammer; Olympics; Figure Skating, pairs mixed; Alpine Skiing, super-G women; Figure Skating, pairs mixed;
• SERIES RUN: N/A
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Campbell's Soup
  • TV - Commercials - Sprint

CREDITS

• Greg Gumbel … Anchor Sports Commentator
• Verne Lundquist … Sports Commentator
• James Brown … Sports Commentator
• Scott Hamilton … Sports Commentator
• Tracy Wilson … Sports Commentator
• Yekaterina Gordeyeva … Athlete
• Evgenia Shishkova … Athlete
• Vadim Naumov … Athlete
• Diann Roffe-Steinrotter … Athlete
• Ekaterina Gordeeva … Athlete
• Sergei Grinkov … Athlete
• Natalia Mishkutenok … Athlete
• Artur Dmitriev … Athlete
• Isabelle Brasseur … Athlete
• Lloyd Eisler … Athlete
• Candice Bergen … Talent, Sprint Commercial
• Nancy Kerrigan … Talent, Campbell's Soup Commercial